nineteen
nineteen — 名詞
1. the number that comes between eighteen and twenty; the written symbol 19.
十九
介於十八與二十之間的數字
the number that comes between eighteen and twenty; the written symbol 19.
Pim wrote the number nineteen on the whiteboard for the math quiz.
Pim 在數學課的白板上寫下數字十九。
the number nineteen as a symbol
Greta thinks nineteen is a wonderful age to start learning the guitar.
Greta 認為十九歲是開始學吉他的絕佳年齡。
The ticket in Kabir's hand had the number nineteen printed in red.
Kabir 手上的票券印著紅色的數字十九。
the number nineteen on printed material
Emre counted up to nineteen and then stopped, unsure of the next number.
Emre 數到十九就停了下來，因為不確定下個數字是什麼。
count up to nineteen
- number nineteen
- lucky nineteen
- the number nineteen
用法筆記
As a noun, nineteen refers to the abstract number or its written form. Use the number sense (nineteen + noun) when specifying a quantity.
常見錯誤
to speak very quickly and without stopping, often with great excitement or energy.
嘰嘰喳喳說個不停；連珠炮似地說話
Grandma could talk nineteen to the dozen once she started telling stories about her childhood in the village.
Mira was so excited about her trip that she talked nineteen to the dozen all through dinner.
nineteen — 數詞
1. 19 in total; used before a noun to give the exact count of people or things.
十九個
表示事物的數量為十九
19 in total; used before a noun to give the exact count of people or things.
There are nineteen students in Yael's morning English class at the college.
Yael 的大學早班英文課有十九名學生。
nineteen + plural noun (students)
Isabela bought nineteen bright balloons and tied them to the garden fence.
Isabela 買了十九個彩色氣球，把它們綁在花園的籬笆上。
The old clock above the kitchen door showed nineteen minutes past two.
廚房門上方那座老舊的時鐘顯示兩點十九分。
nineteen minutes — telling time
Christopher collected nineteen different stamps from his trip across southern Japan.
Christopher 從他的日本南部之旅收集了十九張不同的郵票。
- nineteen years old
- nineteen people
- nineteen miles
- nineteen percent
用法筆記
In this sense, nineteen always appears before a plural countable noun (nineteen chairs, nineteen people). It is not used before uncountable nouns like water or time as an amount (use nineteen units of water instead).
常見錯誤
To speak very quickly and without stopping.
喋喋不休地說話
Grandma talked nineteen to the dozen about her garden.
Why is Diego chatting nineteen to the dozen on the phone?
同根字
- nineteenth序數詞A2
- nineteenth名詞A2